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Disseminated hepatic and splenic calcifications following cat-scratch disease

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Patients with cat-scratch disease (CSD) may develop visceral manifestations such as hepatic and splenic granulomas. Normally, the granulomas disappear within 1–5 months. Two previous reports have described the evolution of splenic lesions into small calcifications. We report a case of cat-scratch disease in which long lasting multiple and disseminated hepatic and splenic granulomas evolved into coarse calcifications.

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  1. Institute of Radiology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, I-35128, Padua, Italy

    E. Talenti & R. Perale

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, I-35128, Padua, Italy

    S. Cesaro & L. Zanesco

  3. Institute of Pathology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, I-35128, Padua, Italy

    A. Scapinello

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Talenti, E., Cesaro, S., Scapinello, A. et al. Disseminated hepatic and splenic calcifications following cat-scratch disease. Pediatr Radiol 24, 342–343 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012123

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